Breakfast links: Skateboarders lose Freedom Plaza, other DC spaces (opens in new tab)

Recent changes to public spaces under Trump’s work to “beautify” DC have limited skateboarders’ ability to ride freely and build community. That includes the installation of metal fixtures at Freedom Plaza, known as Pulaski Park among skaters. () An executive order from Executive Marc Elrich pauses approvals of data center permits. County Council Natali Fani-González said the county will finish work on a data center zoning text amendment during the pause. () WSSC Water, the Washington Aqueduc...